If you look at a COBRA payment assessment as a moment in time, maybe the furloughed guys should kiss the remaining guys feet and say thank you. Sure, it was a generous thing to vote yes.

However, allow me to re-punctuate: Maybe the remainder, aka the "senior group", should have had enough friggin foresight, strategic thought, and honor to stand up for everyone by crafting agreements that favored the entire projected pilot group, not just themselves. So in a way, is it a tax for lacking foresight and being wholly self-serving?